Congressional Statistics, December 2018

South Carolina

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to an eligible worker and family members when the worker elects to start receiving retirement benefits or when the worker dies or becomes disabled. A worker's lifetime covered earnings largely determine the amount of benefits received.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2018
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars) Number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers Disabled workers Widow(er)s and parents Spouses a Children b All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s and parents
South Carolina 1,143,297 796,032 172,718 67,236 29,990 77,321 1,554,025 1,174,925 87,315 829,060
1 160,511 120,401 16,365 8,923 6,241 8,581 235,976 189,787 12,829 127,597
2 145,315 102,991 19,156 8,957 4,222 9,989 205,197 157,591 12,335 107,339
3 171,673 117,828 29,038 9,267 3,884 11,656 230,097 171,082 11,753 121,801
4 153,720 106,094 24,355 8,757 4,584 9,930 214,910 161,818 12,009 112,141
5 163,268 111,954 26,421 9,706 3,705 11,482 220,238 163,740 12,407 116,131
6 145,970 93,406 26,857 9,985 3,038 12,684 174,019 122,194 11,246 97,709
7 202,840 143,358 30,526 11,641 4,316 12,999 273,588 208,713 14,735 146,342
All areas c 62,906,222 43,721,450 8,537,332 4,029,669 2,510,248 4,107,523 84,419,840 63,890,793 5,383,982 47,159,080
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
b. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
c. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

Supplemental Security Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Table 2. Number of recipients of federally administered SSI payments and total monthly payments, December 2018
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients with OASDI a
Total By type By age
Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older Total Aged Blind Disabled
South Carolina 115,194 7,726 1,281 106,187 17,814 74,700 22,680 66,010 2,186 695 63,129 39,372
1 8,853 625 90 8,138 1,678 5,499 1,676 5,032 190 47 4,795 2,860
2 11,797 680 143 10,974 2,030 7,682 2,085 7,009 187 72 6,750 3,644
3 14,936 809 170 13,957 2,172 10,304 2,460 8,524 214 102 8,208 5,049
4 15,307 1,128 181 13,998 2,502 9,980 2,825 8,467 354 99 8,014 5,044
5 17,559 1,154 199 16,206 2,932 11,343 3,284 10,369 323 110 9,936 5,780
6 25,644 1,894 283 23,467 3,570 16,188 5,886 14,645 536 145 13,965 9,247
7 21,098 1,436 215 19,447 2,930 13,704 4,464 11,964 382 121 11,461 7,748
All areas b 8,128,652 1,169,087 68,654 6,890,911 1,148,038 4,714,234 2,266,380 4,772,179 512,711 40,240 4,219,228 2,715,318
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Includes persons who are receiving both SSI payments and Social Security benefits.
b. Includes recipients in the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Northern Mariana Islands.